Talk:Territories of the United States

Merge Unincorporated territory into this

I believe we should have 1 article for all types of territories, not multiple split articles that give a bit of information. These 2 in particular have a large overlap, as unincorporated territories only exist in the United States if I recall correctly.Justarandomamerican (t • c) 10:38, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Well, it may be so that the U.S. is the only country which constitutionally lists unincorporated territories, but there are dozens of other examples. Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Indonesia and Japan have them. Macdonald-ross (talk) 11:11, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

I cannot find anything pointing out a distinction between incorporated/unincorporated territories in any country besides the United States. Australia, for example: A distinction exists between state and territory. There is no other second level distinction. I'm fairly certain the situation is similar for the other countries you mention, along with every country with different types of second-level government. Justarandomamerican (t • c) 11:29, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

I've already agreed that the U.S. formally recognises this term. And I'm right to say that other countries have them without formal recognition. Macdonald-ross (talk) 10:08, 5 April 2024 (UTC)